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Progressive Five Miler

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Another character-building hot and humid run today; 5 progressively faster miles with a much needed cool down mile to finish. MotionBased hasn’t yet confirmed the temperature for my workout, […]


Early Morning Five Miles To Avoid The Heat

After yesterday’s tough run in the sun, I decided to get up early and run a steady five miles before the sun had chance to warm things up too much. The temperature at 5:45am was still almost 80°F, but much more manageable than both runs on the weekend and actually very enjoyable.
I ran […]


So Much For An Easy Run

After last night’s race today’s run was just supposed to be an easy five or six miles. The distance wasn’t a problem, but the heat turned out to be a real challenge - 93°F and no wind. After three miles I decided to just see out the run and make it home safely. No point […]


Six Mile Struggle In The Sun

Not my best run tonight, and to be honest I was quite glad when it was over. My intentions were to run anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, but I ended up turning at the three mile mark and headed for home.
My legs felt heavy after last nights nine miler, the heat was […]


Hot, Hot, Hot 6 Miler

Tough six miler tonight in hot and humid conditions. Luckily I was well hydrated otherwise it could have been a real struggle. I managed to run the first five miles progressively faster before finishing up with a slower last mile to “cool down”.
Splits: 7:28 7:23 7:17 7:05 6:46 7:15
I’m looking forward to the warmer […]


Endurolytes Success Stories At Chicago Marathon

Despite the extreme conditions at this years Chicago Marathon, I was interested to read a couple of comments by fans of Hammer Nutrition’s Endurolytes product over at the Endurance Athletes Yahoo Group.
“I just want to send a HUGE thank you to all the Hammer people forendurolytes. They really saved me at Chicago Marathon yesterday!!!JC […]